SJC No. BD-1998-049 IN THE MATTER OF PAUL R. CACCHIOTTI Reinstatement hearing The Board of Bar Overseers will hold a public hearing on the petition for reinstatement of Paul R. Cacchiotti, of Manchester, MA, who has been suspended since 2002. ...

Where a reasonable person would conclude that a defendant was ill or having some other kind of difficulty as he was driving his vehicle, a police officer’s stop of the vehicle was permissible as a community caretaking function.

Where a plaintiff filed suit after being terminated from his position as a legal assistant at the Office of Hearing and Appeals for the Social Security Administration for alleged misstatements on his federal employment application, the complaint must be dismissed as to all counts, as the allegations are insufficient to show wrongful termination, violations of the Privacy Act, defamation or negligent investigation.

Where a petitioner, who could have sought leave to appeal from the denial of his motion for appointment of counsel, his mandamus petition or both, petitioned for a writ of mandamus, a single justice did not abuse her discretion in denying the petition given that other relief is available.